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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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